Rankin v. Fletcher
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Mandamus to Woodruff Chancery Court; John Fletcher, Special Chancellor; 1. Construction of the intent and meaning of the opinion of the Supreme Court is not a matter for the exercise of judicial discretion by the inferior court, and such a case is -a proper one for a mandamus by the Supreme Court to compel the inferior court to carry out the mandate. 51 L. R. A. 3; 148 U. S. 228; 160 U. S. 225; 12 Pet.
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Mandamus to Woodruff Chancery Court; John Fletcher, Special Chancellor; 1. Construction of the intent and meaning of the opinion of the Supreme Court is not a matter for the exercise of judicial discretion by the inferior court, and such a case is -a proper one for a mandamus by the Supreme Court to compel the inferior court to carry out the mandate. 51 L. R. A. 3; 148 U. S. 228; 160 U. S. 225; 12 Pet. (U. S.) 493; 14 Id. 51; 94 U. S. 498'; 97 S. W. 293. 2. In Rankin v. Schoñeld, heretofore decided by this court, it is settled that L. B. McDonald and all claiming under him acquired nothing by…
1Opinion of the CourtBattle, J.
The facts in this case appear in Rankin v. Schoñeld (81 Ark. 440), recently pending in this court, on appeal from Woodruff Chancery Court, up to the tenth day of December, 1906, when the decree of the chancery court was reversed, and the cause was remanded for further proceedings. In reman ling it this court said: “We have not undertaken to determine the rights of parties to a return of proceeds of sale of lands received! by appellant, rents of lands and improvements thereon, or other incidents consequent on the recovery of same. They were undetermined by the chancery court, and we are…
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